Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several
species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs …

There is now considerable evidence that in Europe, babesiosis is an emerging infectious
disease, with some of the causative species spreading as a consequence of the increasing …

In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, causing
cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus …

Abstract Between April and September 2017, blood samples were collected from 344
randomly selected dogs older than 1 year in 180 settlements of 19 counties in Hungary. The …

Dirofilaria repens is an expanding vector-borne zoonotic parasite of canines and other
carnivores. Sub-clinically infected dogs constitute the most important reservoir of the …

Dirofilariasis is a fast-spreading disease of dogs and humans in Europe. We investigated
whether Dirofilaria spp. have spread northwards in Europe, invading the Baltic countries …

Vector‐borne transmitted helminthic zoonosis affects the health and economy of both
developing and developed countries. The concept of episystem includes the set of …

Ticks are important vectors of numerous pathogens of medical and veterinary significance.
The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of Babesia spp. and Borrelia …

Background Vertical transmission is one of the transmission routes for Babesia microti, the
causative agent of the zoonotic disease, babesiosis. Congenital Babesia invasions have …

Subcutaneous dirofilariosis is a fast-spreading infection of dogs, and occasionally of other
carnivores and humans. Several factors contribute to its spread, including climate change …